News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-27
STATE ITEM S

about to open, contains 100 volumes.
The Barre Enterprise has recently
been enlarged and otherwise improved.
During 1886, 1904 books were
taken from the public library at
Woodstock.
The town of Putney we'll supports
80 organizations, besides a reading
room and public library.
The railroad commissioners are
making a compilation of the railroad
laws of the State for publication.
r. j. Coffey, Superintendent Of the
Soldiers Home, has received two APP
plications for admission and five let
tiers of inquiry.
The receipts Of the St. Johnsbury
post-office during the past quarter
were little over $250O, which is
larger than any previous quarter since
the reduction of postage.
The Burlington base ball men are
pleased with the prospects Of the for
nation of a league, to include clubs
from the Champlain Valley towns.
The Burlington Athletic Association
is said to be ready to join such a
league.
Gov. Ormsbee has postponed to
April Is the visit which the Vermont
Monument Commissioners had intend
ed to make to Gettysburg on the oath
inst. Deep snow covers Southern
Pennsylvania, the Governor is in
formed.
The West Rutland marble compan-
les, which recently shut down on &C
count of lack of coal, have received
several car loads, which will last I'M
til larger supply can be obtained.
The deep snow binders work in the
yards.
George Van Dyke, of McIndoes,
bought recently $4,000 acres of tim
Der land, with Canton steam mill,
boarding houses and all personal
property going with it, for $50, 800.
This land lies on the Androscoggin
river and cost twice the amount it
sold for. The property is probably
purchased by the Connecticut River
Lumber Co., which owns nearly 40,
900 acres of other land in that yicin-
ity.
Vermont boys can be found almost
everywhere. Some of them do not
amount to much, others come to seats
of honor. Some of those who are
now honoring their native State are
Mr.. Boardman, the President of the
Massachusetts Senate, born in Nor
witch. There are about dozen YER
monters in the Legislature of that
State in addition to Mr.. Boardman.
The Lieut. of Connecticut is
j.. S. Howard, born in Windsor.
There are also two Vermonters in the
Legislature Of that State. This is
good. We like to see our citizens
honored abroad; but all are not
brought into a pleasant and favorable
notoriety.
Gen. William B. Hazen has just
died at Washington. He belonged to
Uuull1UuuIHOuS
Vermont, was born in West Hartford
Sept. II, 1880, studied at West Point,
engaged in various Indian wars, and
soon after the rebellion commenced,
took command of an Ohio regiment,
and became part of Bueps army. He
was in various engagements through
out the war, was promoted during and
after the war, through the various
grades, until he became Brigadier
General in the regular army. In 1880
he was made chief of the signal SER
vice. Opinions may vary as to the
kind of weather he gave the country
while handling that office, but it is
certain that for time it was more
stormy within the weather bureau than
it was without. He could handle men
in the field much better than he could
marshal the clouds, but he was a pat
riotic, brave, and a capable man and
officer. The State of Vermont has
no reason to be ashamed of his rec
ord.
Here is truly a family Magazine"
This is what we exclaimed after looking
through DENOREsT's MONTHLY for Feb
ruary. The departments i'll this artistic
magazine make it peculiarly welcome in
the family circle. Home Art and
Home Comfort tells how to make home
beautiful and comfortable; Household"
assists in the work i'll the house from
garnet to kitchen; ''Our Girls" gives
practical hints to the rising generation.
The information in the Correspond
ence Club" must be interesting to the
subscribers, as it is answers to their own
questions. The mirror of Fashions "
must be perfect reflection of the pre-
vailing styles, for who can know them
better than Nine. Demorest ? What
Women are Doing" is always interest
ing to women; 1.-The Worlds Progress
gives passing events in a nut shell, so
that busy women can grasp them in a
few moments; and I" Prohibition ideals
affirmatively with this great moral ques-
ton. The stories are of high order.
The articles on interesting subjects are
very cleverlywritten by the best authors,
and the illustrations are prOfuse and
very fine. The steel engraving cupid"
is especially appropriate at this Valen-